SWARD: Decision support processes for the UK water industry

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 444-459

  Butler, D ^a   Jowitt, P ^b   Mcilkenny, G ^b   Cavill, S ^b   Ashley, R ^c   Smith, H ^c   Gouda, H ^c   Blackwood, D ^d   Gilmour, D ^d   Davies, J ^e   Oltean Dumbrava, C ^d   Foxon, T ^a   Leach, M ^a   Pearson, P ^a   Samson, W ^d   Souter, N ^f   Hendry, S ^d   Moir, J ^d   Bouchart, F ^g  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^e Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^f ECAMPS ^*  (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision making; Sustainable development; United Kingdom; Water industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986108351     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777830310488676     Document Type: Article

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